Neil Horman <nhorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 09:45:46AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > ... >> (2) The message is given by the "git commit" command. "If the commit was >> created empty" looks confusing. Even though I can understand that > Its coded within the git commit command code, but is only ever displayed if > whence is GIT_CHERRY_PICK, so as far as I can see, from a users perspective, > this will only be seen if they type git cherry-pick on the command line. Here is what I tried, and I think you are wrong. $ git cherry-pick $some_commit ... conflicts ... $ edit so that the working tree matches HEAD $ git commit -a ... message from status ... THE ADVICE IN QUEWSTION COMES HERE!!! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html